61 Chapter 61 - Traces in front of the Church (1/2)

Nullify regeneration?

Gu Fei pondered about the effect of his Chinese broadsword's new trait. Werewolves were common folklore creatures, so their character design in-game should not stray too far from the original. He had never heard of werewolves having the ability to revive themselves, so 'nullify regeneration' might not necessarily mean the power to prevent Werewolves from reviving themselves. Eliminating that possibility, Gu Fei was sure that the term referred to the Werewolves' fast wound recovery. In gaming terms, that would be 'regeneration'.

Bosses that had regenerative abilities were a common sight in online games. ”The damage I deal with one strike is less than the rate that the monster regenerates” was a description players usually used for this sort of bosses. Gu Fei figured that his Chinese broadsword's new trait should have that sort of effect.

Gu Fei headed toward Xiaoyu's location after bidding the village chief farewell. The door to the mansion was wide open, but Gu Fei saw no one inside. He sent Xiaoyu a message to ask for her whereabouts. Xiaoyu soon replied that she was retrieving gold ore from a cellar in the backyard, so he made his way there.

Could this mansion have a mine? Gu Fei arrived at the backyard and approached Xiaoyu who was standing beside the cellar's entrance.

”You managed to buy a weapon this fast?” Xiaoyu asked.

”I met a player selling equipment by chance,” Gu Fei lied smoothly as he handed over the Sacred Flames of Baptism, ”This weapon isn't half bad; it even adds magic damage! It's just right for me since I have low Strength.” This was a cop-out Gu Fei had prepared from the beginning, as he would have to reveal the Chinese broadsword to Xiaoyu sooner or later, especially if he had to join forces with her during a fight in the future. It was better to tell her upfront now, so she would assume that he had just purchased a sword and would not suspect anything. Gu Fei believed his lie to be foolproof, considering how simple-minded Xiaoyu was. Nevertheless, he still felt the slightest pang of guilt for lying to a straightforward girl like her.

Xiaoyu received the Chinese broadsword and look at it carefully. She indeed did not suspect a thing, ”Truly not bad. How much did it cost you?”

”50 gold coins,” Gu Fei replied.

”That's expensive!” Xiaoyu exclaimed.

”I didn't have a choice since I want to carry on with the quest quickly! I'd rather buy that than waste time going all the way back to Yueye City. I would be upset if this quest had a time limit,” Gu Fei explained.

Xiaoyu nodded her head in agreement as she fully understood Gu Fei's sentiment. Quest was the number one priority in-game no matter what! She returned Sacred Flames of Baptism to Gu Fei and said, ”We'll pay Chief Edwin another visit in a moment.”

”I've already visited him. This weapon's name used to be Flames of Baptism; after Chief Edwin plated it with silver, its name changed to Sacred Flames of Baptism. It also has a new trait called 'nullify regeneration',” Gu Fei narrated.

”What does that mean?” Xiaoyu asked.

”Maybe, it prevents monsters from recovering HP!” Gu Fei said, unsure.

”Oh, I better write that down,” Xiaoyu took out her booklet and started to jot it down. Gu Fei did not know how to react to this, ”It's only my guess.”

Hearing his words, Xiaoyu wrote down: 'nullify regeneration - prevents monsters from recovering HP'. She added 'a guess' beside this line of words.

”Why are you just standing here?” Gu Fei asked.

”I'm waiting for that guy to retrieve the gold ore,” Xiaoyu pointed down the cellar.

Gu Fei peered into the cellar but only pitch darkness greeted his eyes. He could not make out a thing in the darkness. Could there really be a mine here? Gu Fei mumbled to himself. A cough traveled from the cellar as a person holding a small bag climbed up the wooden stairs.

The person coming out of the cellar was no doubt a NPC. His hideous face displayed a broad smile similar to that of a pesky in-game merchant's. This was obviously Mr. Adrian, the wealthiest man in Yeguang Village.

Mr. Adrian emerged from the cellar and threw a small bag to Xiaoyu. Gu Fei looked inside the bag and saw that it was filled with unrefined gold ore of various sizes.

”Is your quest completed now?” Gu Fei asked.

”It'll be completed once I take this back to Yunduan City,” Xiaoyu answered.

”What's the reward?” Gu Fei questioned.

”Don't know yet,” Xiaoyu replied.

Xiaoyu's quest was not the slightest difficult, only requiring her to travel far. But the amount of time spent to do it was enough to frustrate anybody, so it would be disappointing if the reward was just a paltry sum.

”I'm done with my quest, so I'll help you with yours,” Xiaoyu said as she put the small bag into her dimensional pocket and patted it.